BRIEF HISTORY

The Department of Electronic Engineering was founded in 1981 from the parent Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, one of the pioneer departments in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The Department was founded on the national intention to be part of the digital revolution and the University goal to be at the frontiers of knowledge and development in Electronic Engineering.

In the pursuit of these national and institutional goals, the Department has recorded many significant milestones. These include, among other things: the Department has never lost any academic or professional accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council for Registration of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN), respectively. It is noteworthy to state that the Department came first among the five departments of the Faculty in the latest accreditation exercises by both national bodies (NUC and COREN) in 2006. Since its inception (1981), the Department has produced the highest number of first-class graduates than any other departments in the University. These performances have earned the Department two national designations (honours) as a Centre of Excellence in Electronics and in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in 1986 and 2001, respectively.

The Department’s vigorous strive for academic and professional excellence for both its students and staff has culminated into a number of teaching and research collaborations with other national and international institutions.  At the national level, the Department runs Postgraduate Diploma and Masters (PGD, M.Eng, M.Sc) programmes in Telecommunications Engineering and ICT in collaboration with the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Abuja. DBI is an International Centre for Professional Training in Telecommunications and ICT, established in 2004 by the National Communications Commission (NCC). This involves bilateral/multilateral training and research linkages with both national and multinational telecom and ICT industries. Through this, UNN-DBI Training– To–Placement Programme was designed to bridge the gap between the prevailing academic curricula of our national universities and the manpower needs of the emerging telecommunication and information technology industries in the country.

The international linkage of the Department includes teaching, research and exchange collaborations with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka signed an MOU with Delft University of Technology on behalf of the Department of Electronic Engineering and other departments (Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering) of the University to establish a Centre of Excellence in Microsystems and Nanoelectronics at UNN. Currently, two of our academic staff are in TU Delft on the exchange programme. Two years ago, the UNN received two TU Delft students on the same programme.

At the International and national levels, the University and consequently the department formed collaborations under NetTel@Africa – an international postgraduate programme in ICT Policy and Regulations. The programme was basically a transnational network for capacity building and knowledge sharing in the information and communication technologies (ICT) and telecommunications (telecoms) policy, regulation and applications. The collaboration was with three other National Universities (UNILAG, OAU, UNIJOS) and nineteen international universities (twelve in Africa, two in Europe and five in North Africa). The network included some international ICT Regulatory Organizations/Authorities in Africa (TRASA, ARICEA, WATRA AND EARPTO), and America, USA (NARUC, FCC), and some international Resource/Donor Organizations (CTO, ITU, SIDA, CATIA, DFID, GSA, USAID)

The department has recorded many significant milestones. Since its inception in 1981, the Department has produced the highest number of first class graduates than any other departments in the university. It has also produced many overall best graduating students more than any department in the university; it has produced overall university bests for three consecutive academic sessions in 1995/1996, 1996/1997 and 1997/1998. The 1996/1997 university best, Osita Onuma, in 1998/1999 produced best ever recorded result (aggregate of 98.85 on a 100-point scale – 98.85%) in the 124 year-history of taught postgraduate programme at Imperial College and the entire University of London. The department earned two national designations (honours) as a Centre of Excellence in Electronics and in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in 1986 and 2001 an Education Trust Fund (ETF) Center Of Excellence in ICT and Telecommunication Networks.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

UME Entry Requirements Candidates for admission to the Department must first satisfy the University entry requirements. The University requires that departmental requirements be obtained in not more than two sittings. The Departmental minimum requirement is passed at levels not lower than credit in Senior Secondary School Examination or National Examination Council (NECO) or the GCE O’ Level Examination or it’s equivalent in five subjects including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English Language.
 

DIRECT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements are either of the following:
  1. Passes at HSC or GCE A/L in at least two of the following subjects: Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Pure     and Applied Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The candidates are also required to have credit level passes which must include Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in Senior Secondary School Examination or its equivalent.
  2. Pass at Upper Credit level in HND examinations in Electronic Engineering or Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
  3.  First degree holders in other relevant professions.

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